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President Trump Walks Out of Press Briefing After Refusing to Answer Reporter
May 12, 2020
At yesterday’s press conference, President Trump clashed with reporters, whose questions about the COVID-19 death toll he called “nasty.” When the White House attempted to cut the mic, the next reporter called on yielded her time back to her colleague, who had been trying to ask a follow up question. Then, Trump abruptly ended the briefing and walked out. He made his anger known this morning, blasting off 32 tweets before noon, including one calling reporters “the enemy of the people.”